Ms Imelda Manguiat > SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan > Manila, Philippines > Lawyer Profile

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan‘s offering has a strong reputation in the practice area, and is active advising well-known, sector-spanning clientele on the gamut of complex matters. The team is well-placed to handle all aspects of transactions in both domestic and international contexts, including joint ventures, real estate acquisitions, and high value construction and development projects. Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes oversees the group, key members of which include Hector De Leon, Jr. who has expertise across the range of commercial transactions, and Imelda A. Manguiat, who advises on power projects in particular. John Paul De Leon is also recommended.

SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan’s practice is broad ranging, advising on matters spanning sectors from insurance and construction, to consumer goods and services. Its workload includes advising well-known domestic and international clients on all aspects of acquisitions, sales, investments and joint ventures, frequently in cross-jurisdictional contexts where ultra-high-values are involved. Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes helms the group, key practitioners in which include Arlene M. Maneja who ‘is very experienced in cross-border M&A’ and is also well regarded for her regulatory experience. Hector De Leon, Jr. is also noteworthy and specialises in the remit of corporate and M&A work across the range of industries, while Imelda A. Manguiat specialises in M&A, power, projects and foreign investments.

The group at SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan has vast experience handling major infrastructure, mass power, water and rail projects in the Philippines. The group regularly advises banks and investors, in addition to employees and contractors. Private energy production projects as well as transactional matters also forms a portion of its workload; it also harnesses expertise in renewables work. Rocky Alejandro L. Reyes specialises in corporate transactional work, particularly in relation to hydroelectric power stations. Hector De Leon‘s expertise spans sectors including mining, oil, gas and energy, while Imelda A. Manguiat has experience in M&A, foreign investment, and power and infrastructure project work.